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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-C24EE1Z

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy dupondius, probably of Marcus Aurelius as Augustus (AD 161-80) (Reece Period 8), unclear standing figure facing left on reverse. Mint of Rome.

Notes:

Formerly known as CORN-C24EE1, which was a duplicate ID caused by system error.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Royal Cornwall Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 161
Date to: Circa AD 180

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.5 mm
Weight: 14.34 g
Diameter: 28.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 1994 - Friday 31st March 1995

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: coin no.35

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Dupondius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Augustus)
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Radiate head right
Obverse inscription: [ ... ]
Reverse description: Unclear figure standing left
Reverse inscription: [ ... ]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Maker-with-Rame (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SX4250
Four figure Latitude: 50.32869288
Four figure longitude: -4.22119839
1:25K map: SX4250
1:10K map: SX40NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found in a field with an assemblage of Roman coins.
Current location: Royal Cornwall Museum
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: CORN
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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